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Chalk one up for the Democrats. The Ohio Supreme Court declares those GOP-drawn legislative maps we have been reporting on…invalid, on Wednesday, agreeing with voting rights advocates that the lines were unconstitutionally gerrymandered. In a 4-3 ruling, the court sent the maps back to the Ohio Redistricting Commission to take another crack at complying with … Read more

In Ney…a blaze destroys a small garage and heavily damages a shed, on Ohio 15. Area fire crews were joined by others from Farmer Township and Sherwood. It took over an hour to put the flames out, officials tell reporters. Apparently, the homeowner was burning cardboard in a burn pile when the shed catches on … Read more

Ohio abortion providers again sue…to block a state law requiring that fetal remains from surgical abortions be cremated or buried. Clinics, through their lawyers at ACLU of Ohio, asked the state bench for a second stay, arguing the new law imposes a funeral ritual on every patient, regardless of religious or spiritual belief. The clinics … Read more

The North Central Local School Board of Education votes 4-1…to ban the teaching of critical race theory in the district. The vote came after the all-white board voted to add the resolution to the meeting agenda, after it was initially not included. Some say…CRT is a movement to critically examine U.S. law as it intersects … Read more

Monday morning started normally for North Central Local School students but a simple message interrupted all of that. A bomb threat. Officials get the word out to parents…and the building is evacuated. After several hours of checking…explosive experts clear the building…deeming it safe. The Toledo bomb squad was called in to assist.

Add another name to the race for Ohio’s newly drawn 9th Congressional District. State Rep. Craig Riedel, of Defiance, announced Monday his candidacy for the 9th, currently represented by Democrat, Marcy Kaptur. The district was redrawn in the most recent redistricting and now includes Williams, Henry, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky and Wood counties. … Read more

Congressman, Jim Jordan of Ohio rejected a request for an interview by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. In a combative letter to committee chairman, Bennie Thompson…he wrote…the American people are tired of Democrats’ nonstop investigations and partisan witch hunts…adding…this request is far outside the bounds of any legitimate inquiry, violates core … Read more

In Pioneer…a man douses himself with kerosene…then backs his car into another in the parking lot of the Main Stop on State Street. He then takes off at high speed, away from the place. Not too long after that…the man is seen speeding away from a Bryan location. Soon…he is on Ohio 15…where he rear … Read more

Several are in the hospital…after a man fell asleep at the wheel, after a crash in DeKalb County. The vehicle then plows into oncoming traffic Friday morning. Officials tell reporters, James Eversole was heading east on State Road 8 just west of County Road 7…when he passed out. Eversole then drifts into the opposite lane…and … Read more

Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost says he hopes everyone receives the coronavirus vaccine, but it should be a person’s choice, not the result of a government mandate. Yost…who is fully vaccinated and had the booster, also said people should base their decision on conversations with doctors, not research on the internet. Yost spoke Friday after … Read more